The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-25
Articles of Incorporation
-oF THE
FREE PRESS PRINTING COMPANY.

fREE PRES PRINTING CUMPANI
Know all men. that we whose names are
hereunto subscribed have agreed to and do
hereby associate ourselves under the eonsti-
tuition and laws Of the State of Minnesota, and
IN u tse enT or chap
Minnesota and the laws amendRtOry thereof,
as a corporation under the name and for the
purposes hereinafter set forth. and for such
purpose do hereby adopt and sign the follow.
| ing articles OF incorporation,
ARTICLE L.
The name Of this corporation shall be FREE
PRESS PRINTING COMPANY, and the general
| nature of It's business shall be the running
and operating of q printing and publishing
house, the printing and publishing Of a daily
and weekly newspaper, and the carrying on
of q general job printing business at the City
of Mankato in the State Of Minnesota. to:
gether with all other business connected
herewith or incident thereto, and the doing
of whatever acts that may be necessary, de.
sirable or convenient for the prosecution of
such business, and its principal place of bust
ness shall be in the said City Of Mankato in
the State OF Minnesota.
ARTICLE II.
The time of the commencement OF this cor
poration shall be the first day of April 1897
and the period OF its continuance shall be thir.
ty years.
ARTICLE LII.
The amount Of the capital stock of this cor
poratiOn shall be twelve thousand dollars, and
the same shall be paid in on or before the 18th
day Of April, 1881.
ARTICLE Nv.
The highest amount OF indebtedness or liza
bihty to which this corporation shall at any
dollars,
ARTICLE v.
The names and place of residence of the per-
sons forming this association for the purpose
Of incorporation are as follows;
William Thomas, Man1atO, Minnesota
Lewis p. Hunt, Mankato, Minnesota.
G., F. Piper, Mankato, Minnesota.
Joseph g. Roller, Mankato, Minnesota
Homer A. Eon, Mankato, Minnesota.
ARTICLE vi.
The government OF this corporation and the
management of its affairs are hereby vested in
q board of Ave directors who shall all be stock
holders and elected by the stockholders ct
June of each year and who shall within ten
days thereafter elect from their own number
president, vicepresident, secretary and
:e snS Ian ~ bed ~ sa,d I1 GitI nr o
Mankato on the first Monday I'm June 1887, and
until such time the following named persons
shall constitute the board Of directors of this
r. Hunt, G. RIPPER. Joseph g. Roller, Homer
A. Eoff, and until such annual meeting is held
and the directors thereat chosen shall elect
eral ofiicers oticers Of this corporation shall
be as follows:
VIM. Thomas-PresidenL
g. II, Piper-Vice- President.
Joseph @. Koller- Secretary and Treasurer.
L. p. Hunt-Geueral Manager.
The officers and directors Of this corporation
except those deslgpated to act as such until
the first annual meeting thereof, shall hold
their once during the term OF one year or UNI
I'll their successors are elected and qualified,
and In case q vacancy occurs In any such Of
nee the same shall be filed by the board of
directors until the next annual meeting The
board OF directors shall adopt such rules, re-
gulatIons and bylaws not Inconsistent here
with, or with the constitution and laws of the
State Of Minnesota as they may deem neces-
sary for the government of their officers and
the conduct Of the affairs OF the corporation.
ARTICLE VII.
The capital stock ~ this corporation Il d.
vided into two hundred and forty shares of
nifty dollars each.
1uE hands and seals this eighth day OF March,
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